RT: Hungary inks new gas supply agreement with Russia, bypassing Ukraine
Budapest signed a new long-term contract on Monday with Russia’s energy giant Gazprom for gas supplies bypassing Ukraine, Reuters reports.
The agreement was sealed by Gazprom CEO Aleksey Miller and Hungarian energy group MVM executives at the Hungarian Foreign Ministry.
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WNU Editor: Ukraine's objection to the this natural gas deal is that Hungary will be receiving natural gas via through the Turkstream pipeline (see image below) that will bypass Ukraine territory .... Russia bypasses Ukraine to ship EU gas via Turkey (EU Observer). To put it bluntly. This means no transit fees for Ukraine.
Update: Thge Kremlin has responded .... Kremlin Sees No Reason for Ukraine to Be Hysterical About Russian-Hungarian Gas Contract (Sputnik).
More News On Ukraine Protesting Hungary's Natural Gas Agreement With Russia
Hungary Signs New Long-Term Gas Supply Deal With Russia -- RFE
Russia’s Gazprom Inks 15-Year Gas Contract with Hungary -- Moscow Times
Ukraine anger as Hungary signs gas supply deal with Russia's Gazprom -- Euronews
Hungary, Ukraine summon ambassadors over Russian gas supply deal spat -- Reuters
Hungary Summons Ukrainian Envoy Over Criticism Of Russian Gas Supply Deal -- RFE
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